Romans
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From Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, who has
been called to be an apostle, This news is about the Son of God who, This news is about Jesus Christ our Lord who, From him I received my mission to preach the obedience of faith to non-Jewish nations You are one of these nations. You belong to Jesus Christ To you who are God's beloved friends in Rome, Jesus, Son of God, may all nations know and love you |
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I never fail to mention
you in my prayers. I long to see you to encourage you and to be encouraged by you For I am not ashamed of the Good News. It is the power of God saving everyone who has faith, Jews first then everyone else Jesus, help me to pray for others the way Paul prayed for others |
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Ever since the world began, people could know God by seeing the wonders of creation. But even though they saw the beauty of creation, they refused to honor the Creator They replaced honor for God with honor for
images of men and beasts. Jesus, may the beauty of creation help people know you and your Father and the Holy Spirit |
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Refusing to honor the Creator is why people's
behaviour went bad: Since people refused to honor God, they have dishonored themselves Jesus, help people not be
mislead by false teaching which says that a "gay" lifestyle is
ok |
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People become holy in God's sight by doing
what is right. Non-Jewish people who follow a good conscience
and do what is right, What matters is not circumcision of the body,
but circumcision of the heart. Jesus, help me to love you with all my heart. May my love for you not be just something external, but something real, in my heart |
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Only by faith in Jesus can we really become
holy in God's sight. Only when Jesus is in our hearts, can our hearts become holy in God's sight Jesus, please live in my heart! May you live in me, and I in you |
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Remember our ancestor Abraham. He put his
faith in God, We too must put our faith in God the Father who raised Jesus from the dead to make us holy Jesus, please increase my faith. Help me believe like Abraham |
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By faith and through Jesus we can live in the friendship of God We look forward to heaven and an end to all suffering In the meantime our suffering teaches us
patience. This hope is not imaginary. It's real, since the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has been given to us Jesus, through your Holy Spirit, please give me more hope |
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Through one man, Adam, the virus of sin
entered the world, Through one man, Jesus, the divine anti-virus
of grace entered the world, The divine anti-virus of grace is more powerful than any sin virus Jesus, please download and install in my heart |
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When we were baptized, two things happened: This dying and rising means we have died to
sin, and risen to a new life. Jesus, please help me leave my old life behind. Help me live a new life with you |
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Do not let sin control your life. Always remember which team you play for: God's Grace Guys, not Satan's Sin Side Playing for SSS is a recipe for death. Jesus, please help me remember I'm on your team |
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Even though I'm on God's team, I don't always
play as well as I should. It's as if there is a battle going on inside
me. In my heart I dearly love God, Who can help me keep going? Who can fix up things in my life? Jesus can. He is the one who sorts out things
in my life, Jesus, my life is in your hands. Please arrange my life the way you want to |
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You are on God's team. God the Father is the
manager. If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the
dead, is living in you, By the grace of the Holy Spirit you can stop doing bad things Holy Spirit of Jesus, Holy Spirit of the Father, fall afresh on me! |
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Since we are God's children, we are also his
heirs, coheirs with Jesus, What we suffer in this life can never be compared with the glorious life we will have in heaven The whole of creation looks forward to sharing the same glory, to sharing immortality Abba, Father, may everyone love and honor you. Help everyone get to heaven |
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When we are not sure of what to say in prayer, we ask the Spirit to pray in us We know that by turning everything to their good, God blesses everyone who loves him God the Father wants us to become living images of his Son, so that his Son will be the eldest of many brothers and sisters Jesus, brother Jesus, please help me to be more like you |
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Chapter 8 (35 - 39) Nothing can separate us from the love of
Jesus, By the power of Jesus who loves us, we can get through any trouble Jesus, when I am in trouble, help me remember your love |
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Chapter 9 (1 - 5) I am willing to do anything to help them accept Jesus. I am willing to undergo the greatest suffering if that would help them believe They are my nation, my family. They have been so blessed by God. Jesus, God-made-flesh, I pray with Paul that the Jewish people will believe in you |
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Jesus, some people have mixed up ideas about
religion |
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How wonderful is God! How great his
wisdom and knowledge. All that exists comes from him. To him be glory for ever! Jesus, Father, Spirit - three persons, one God |
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I beg you, trust in God's mercy, and worship him in a spiritual way, not just in an external way Offer your whole life to him as a holy sacrifice Do not blindly follow the fashions of the world. Instead, let your behavior change, fashioned by your enlightened mind This is the way to discover the will of God, the way to know what God wants us to do Jesus, help me give more time to things that are important, less time to things not so important |
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Do not let your love be superficial, but
sincerely prefer good to evil. Persevere in your love for the Lord and your
service of the Lord. Do not give up when trials come. Keep on
praying. Jesus, please help me grow in love. Help me love you and other people a bit better |
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Chapter 12 (14 - 21) Pray for people who are unkind to you. Be
kind to them. Treat everyone with kindness. Never be
condescending. Do all you can to live at peace with everyone. Resist evil and conquer it with good Jesus, I pray for (.. name ...) who was unkind to me |
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Be a good citizen. Respect all civil
authorities. Don't break laws. Live honestly. Jesus, please help me be a good citizen |
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All the commandments concerning other people - You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal etc - are summed up in the words "You must care about your neighbor as much as you care about yourself" Jesus, help me care about others as much as I care about myself |
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Let us stop our bad behavior of the past: Let us live good lives. Let the Lord Jesus protect and help us Jesus, please help me give up bad behavior |
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The life and death of each of us, has its
influence on others. Never pass judgment on other people. The kingdom of God is not about eating special
food. Do whatever you can to help other people become stronger Christians Jesus, please help me be a good Christian |
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Learn hope from the Scriptures, from the example of people who did not give up, and were helped by God May the God of hope bring you such joy and
peace in your faith, Holy Spirit of God, help me understand that no situation in this life is ever hopeless, that you can enlighten even the darkest place |
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He has appointed me as a priest of Jesus
Christ. I hope to see you on my way to
Spain Jesus, help me do all I can to spread your Good News |
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Please welcome our friend Phoebe, a deaconess
in the church at Cenchrea. Greetings to all my friends in Rome,
especially Prisca and Aquila, Be careful of people whose teaching is suspect. Avoid them Glory to him who is able to give you strength Jesus, help me live according to your Good
News. |
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